You may have all of these. You may not. But here's a selection of
random kitchen items that I have and particularly appreciate:

Faucet sprayer. Pull up for regular stream, pull down for spray,
rotates to spray wherever you want. Fancier faucets have the function
built in (but don't seem to be pointable without using a hand), so I
like this version a lot. Source: local hardware store.

Spray: http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0658.jpg
Stream: http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0659.jpg

Elbow length oven mitts. Dunno 'bought you, but I have scars on my
forearms from reaching into hot ovens with mitts that are too damn
short and hitting the door edge or upper racks with bare skin.
Source: Arizona Restaurant Supply, Tucson (but probably available in
many other places).

http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0660.jpg

Cast-iron pan handle mitt. Handier than a full length mitt for
stovetop work. Source: ARS

http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0661.jpg

Plastic squeeze bottle for cooking oil. Source: Dollar stores,
WalMart, etc.

http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0662.jpg

Simple timers. Despite their ugly green color, I love these. Minutes/
seconds. Whack the transparent half-globe to start and stop - good
for when your hands are wet or greasy. Returns to original value when
restarted - handy for timing multiple runs of things. Source: A
dollar store in Nashua, NH. Never seen 'em since.

http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0653.jpg

Stainless steel compost bucket and liners. In my house, all vegetable
waste goes in here and eventually gets dumped into the big compost
bins in the back yard. Liners are made of cornstarch and are
themselves bio-degradable. Source: I forget. If you're really
interested, buzz me and I'll look it up.

http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0664.jpg

Big strainer for bagels, dumplings, whatever. Cleans up more easily
than the wire jobs. Source: ARS.

http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0665.jpg

Digital picture frame for showing recipes. Hangs on a cabinet door,
taking up no counter space. Photograph recipes from cookbooks,
magazines, wherever, put 'em up here. Incidently, handy for, um,
digital photos of family, cats, etc. when not cooking :-) Source: any
electronics store.

http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0666.jpg

Salt *and* pepper grinder. One-handed operation! Source: Le Gourmet
Chef

http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0667.jpg

Giant spatula. Good for pancakes, quesadillas, anything large.
Source: ARS

http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0668.jpg


So there ya go.

--
Silvar Beitel